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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

USATF announces 2007 Mountain/Ultra/Trail
Running Awards

Posted November 30th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Trail / Ultra

The Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council of long distance running has chosen the 2007 USATF Mountain Runners of the Year, Ultrarunners of the Year, and Contributor of the Year. The following will receive their awards at the annual USATF National Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, December 1 at an awards breakfast.

Rickey Gates, 26, Boulder, CO, (Pictured)is the mountain runner of the year. This is the first time Gates has received this award. He had a stellar year winning the USA Mountain Champs and USA Trail (10km) Champs on back-to-back weekends in June, and made his second consecutive Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team.

Read the rest of this entry at our partner site: TrailFit.com

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Trail/Mountain/Off-Road
Race Calendar: Fall 2007

Posted September 19th, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: Running & Training, Cross Training, Tools & Resources

Our partner site, TrailFit.com, is now featuring seasonal race calendars, courtesy of USATF. They are divided into regional maps and by type of event: Trail, Off-Road and Mountain races.

The map below will take you to a list of all the Trail, Off-Road and Mountain races through November 30th, 2007.

If you’re itching to race on the roads, the September race calendars for marathons, half-marathons and other, short-distance road races are available on The Final Sprint.

Trail, Off-Road and Mountain Racing Calendars, by Region
[Click on your region for the applicable race calendar]

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